What color is #60705E?

#60705E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60705E?

The RGB value is 96, 112, 94: 96 red, 112 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60705E?

The complementary color is #6E5E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60705E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60705E color

#60705E rgb(96, 112, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #60705E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 43.9% green and 36.9% blue (96, 112, 94).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 9% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#60705E color codes

HEX	`#60705E`
RGB	`rgb(96, 112, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 43.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 9%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 16%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 16%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.47, -9.77, 8.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.47, 12.65, 140.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.638, 14.883, 12.794)`
Decimal	`6320222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60705E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #60705E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#60705E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #60705E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60705e; }
.text { color: #60705e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60705e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 112 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60705e, #5e7065); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #60705E?: #60705E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60705E?: The RGB value is 96, 112, 94: 96 red, 112 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60705E?: The complementary color is #6E5E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60705E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.